Hello and welcome to this week’s edition of Beggs on the Used Car Market, with used car pricing data from Ricky Beggs and Black Book. Just when most all parts of the country thought winter was gone and pollen from the budding trees was the dominate particles in the air, we hopefully had the final blast of winter weather that swept across the Midwest and actually left Detroit enough of the white fluffy flakes to set an all-time record level of snow for the winter season.



As the Black…

"Who's The Boss" was quite the popular TV show years ago. But in the workplace? The boss is not very popular at all. In fact, if you have a "boss" in your business, you could be running into drama and disaster if not determined and resolved.



You have probably seen this before, but really let each one sink in:



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Inspires employees

Depends on respect and honor

Cares for your…

We can have dreams for a day, week, month or a lifetime. Let's take it easy and determine what your dream is for today.

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Science rules in digital marketing.

Social media is a place of vanity. Those of us who use social media often get to see flattering images of just about everything - people, places, food, cars, whatever. Have you ever seen a picture of a friend posted as their new profile picture and thought, "Wow, that's a good picture of them."

One might believe that…

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The Massachusetts State Automobile Dealers Association (MSADA) is Partnering with the Internet Sales 20 Group 6 - September 22-24, 2014 - Boston,…

In the auto industry, there are many pieces that make up the whole market -  from manufacturers to dealers to parts suppliers to distribution and transport to the financing of all these operations on many different levels. I come from the banking side of the industry. Specifically, how new car franchises and private dealers "floor plan" both new units from manufacturers or used units from auctions, dealer trades or trade ins.

One of the biggest inefficiencies in a dealerships…

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Automotive advertising agencies don't know what they don't know about Social Media.  However, they do know where to find out; today's Automotive…

The recently released J.D. Power 2014 U.S. Customer Service Index Study produced some interesting, and very promising, results. The report concluded that customer satisfaction with dealer service has increased across the board with overall CSI increasing from an average score of 846…

I don't know about you but I get excited knowing that there is a lot of things that I don't know and I get the chance to learn today!

Have…

Connected Car and the Dealership:

The era of connected cars is officially well underway. Automotive and technology giants recently announced substantial partnerships that will pave the future of cars and technology.…

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You can do lots of things without spending a lot of money. When its slow, you have less money, but more time. To get the conversation started I've listed a few ideas that are effective and mostly FREE. …

Welcome to Women Wednesdays!

Dealers who “get it” know that the key distinction in optimizing sales to women is having exceptional sales advisors who offer exceptional service. But what does that really look like? 

Women tell us directly through our car dealer review platform what works for them when interacting with a sales agent.  Below are their top 5 reasons for buying a car from…

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Social marketing plans often include B2C and B2B elements to take advantage of the leverage associated with social networking.  Todays Lunch With…

Kelly Ford Named Top 2014 Women-Drivers Friendly Dealer

Reviews Show Consistent, Extraordinary Experiences by Women 

Congratulations to Kelly Ford! Here is the press release that was sent out. Wanted to showcase this on dealerElite!

Last year, women purchased an estimated 27.5 million vehicles – an impressive 75,000 units a day at new and used car…

With any new product and marketplace there’s a learning curve and we’ve recently gained more knowledge about what it takes to manage the “art” of posting to eBay classifieds. We want to share the Top 5 Best Practices we’ve learned over the last few weeks with you:

1.)  New eBay accounts require some “Seasoning” similar to the historical…

Do you have multiple streams of income? On this week's Think Tank Tuesday: learn how to uncover revenue opportunities you already have, build a long term strategy that is sustainable and create financial peace for your family.